To follow this guide, please make sure you have a local installation of MindsDB. Here, you can find out how to install MindsDB locally.

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Starting MindsDB with Default Configuration

It is very straightforward to start MindsDB locally with the default config file - just run the commands below. First, activate the virtual environment with this command: 
source mindsdb/bin/activate
And then, start MindsDB using this command: 
python -m mindsdb
Now you can access your MindsDB locally at 127.0.0.1:47334.

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Starting MindsDB with Extended Configuration

First, you should prepare a config.json file based on the following template; remember to substitute the values for your custom configuration. 
{
    "permanent_storage": {
        "location": "local"
    },
    "paths": {},
    "log": {
        "level": {
            "console": "INFO",
            "file": "DEBUG",
            "db": "WARNING"
        }
    },
    "debug": false,
    "integrations": {},
    "gui": {
        "autoupdate": true
    },
    "auth":{
        "http_auth_enabled": False,
        "username": "mindsdb",
        "password": "123"
    },
    "api": {
        "http": {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": "47334"
        },
        "mysql": {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": "47335",
            "database": "mindsdb",
            "ssl": true
        },
        "mongodb": {
            "host": "127.0.0.1",
            "port": "47336",
            "database": "mindsdb"
        }
    },
    "cache": {
        "type": "local"
    }
}
Now that your config.json file is ready, run the command below to start MindsDB locally with your custom configuration. 
python -m mindsdb --config=/path-to-the-extended-config-file/config-file.json
You can access your MindsDB locally at 127.0.0.1:47334, or any other IP address and port combination if you altered them.
What’s next? We recommend you follow one of our tutorials or learn more about the MindsDB Database.